Associate Manager - Finance

Working together, winning together, on brands that are enjoyed by over 1 billion consumers a day, feels good. A career at PepsiCo means the chance to help shape the future of our most popular and best known global and local brands. Youll see your impact on the world stage and at your familys kitchen table.

We are currently looking to expand our talent pool for Financial Planning function to support business with ongoing strategic growth (write the position: for example. 1 leader + 3 analysts).

Once you are selected for the position, you will be provided with extensive onboarding getting the chance not only to enhance skills withinFunction-specific processes, but also a chance to get insights into workings of diverse markets.

Act as a single point of contact for the BU and cater for that specific BUs Commercial Finance requirements

Partner with Commercial finance managers in business analysis of Modern Trade

Provide analytical and financial support to business

Responsible for development of AU Annual Operating Plan (AOP), Forecast

Ensure timely and accurate submission of reports and data to the relevant BU in line with agreed SLA

Support market units compliance with internal PepsiCo processes in line with SOX requirements and internal related PepsiCo policies

Lead AU critical leadership documents (including Strategic Deep Dives)

Business Partnering

Channel partner activities including insightful commentary on variances and business performance with What if and scenario analysis

Find insights and trends to support decision making by commercial finance manager

Data collection to support decision making by BU team.

Leading and owning the month end JVs for Commercial

Support Commercial Finance Manager with monthly Forecasting and Audit

Other adhoc data and report requests

Participate in Weekly connects with Finance team to review KPIs and performance, process accuracy

Collaborate with data scientists and modellers to test outputs and refine them

AOP and Forecasting

Responsible for development of AU Annual Operating Plan (AOP), Forecast

Lead the AOP process and support the commercial finance manager for AOP

Be the primary contact for AOP related queries and tracking the performance against AOP

Financial modelling for PSP, AOP, ZBB and rolling forecasts.

Projects

Collaborate with GBS transformation team to ideate and implement process improvement ideas and align with commercial finance managers

Lead BU wide projects prepare project charter, plan, milestones

Drive projects by collaborating with multiple teams and stakeholders

Prepare project status and share it with leadership team

Other Responsibilities

Participate in BU/GBS monthly governance meetings as part of the on-going governance structure to track initiatives progress, change requests, policy changes and overall BU performance

Create / generate Commercial Finance reports by following DTPs (desk top procedures) and ensure that DTPs are continuously updated in line with process changes. Partner with Commercial finance managers in business analysis of Modern Trade

Engage with BU Commercial Finance team daily for business performance updates as well as seeking feedback on COE performance. Interaction schedule to be governed by SLA

Support Commercial Finance Tower lead in projects related to simplification and standardization of reports. Provide assistance as SME in process improvement and technological enhancements and implementation.

Participate in COE monthly management committee meetings as part of the on-going governance structure to track initiatives progress, change requests, policy changes and overall COE performance.

Participate in COE Weekly connects with COE team and BU team to review KPIs and performance, Process accuracy.

• 6-7 years of experience in finance and planning with specific experience in Commercial finance.
• 5+ years of experience of working in a business (experience working in FMCG sector)
• Bachelors/Masters Degree in commerce/business administration / economic with high level of Finance & Accounting Experience. CA/ICWAI/MBA/CPA Finance is preferred
• Sound knowledge of Financial systems (SAP ECC, TM1, Tableau, Power BI MS Office Excel & PPT)
• Strong understanding of business processes (financial and Commercial)
• Strong technical knowledge and experience of both Management reporting and planning processes
• Exceptional communication skills. Proficiency in English language

Essential

• Highly organized and responsive, with ability to work to SLAs and tight deadlines.
• Numerate and a lateral thinker, good at data analysis, with a strong attention to detail.
• Sound stakeholder management and communication skills
• Proven experience of working with ambiguity and managing multiple projects/tasks.

Differentiating Competencies Required

• Self-starter; bias for action and for quick iteration on ideas / concepts; strong interest in proving out ideas with rapid prototyping.